Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civilianize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: civil-ian-ize
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert from military or law enforcement to civilian operation or control.

verb

To change the status of (a member of the armed forces) to that of a civilian.

Etymology

From civilian + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: civilian

Inflected Forms

civilianizes (present, singular) civilianizing (participle, present) civilianized (participle, past) civilianized (past)

Frequently Paired Words

civilianization

Questions

What does civilianize mean?: To convert from military or law enforcement to civilian operation or control.
Where does civilianize come from?: From civilian + -ize.

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